# Weir expands Alrode facility for ENDURON Elite screen production

Weir completed an expansion of its Alrode facility in Gauteng, South Africa, adding 1,600 m² of production space to manufacture ENDURON Elite banana screens. The expansion was driven by a £53 million contract from Barrick's Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-02-16
- Where: Alrode, Gauteng, South Africa
- Value: $72.0M (53.0M GBP)
- Starts operating: 16 Feb 2026
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 1,600 m² of production space
- Products: ENDURON Elite banana screens
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Weir Group](https://endata.com/companies/797.md)
- [Barrick Gold](https://endata.com/companies/12881.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [quarryingafrica.com](https://quarryingafrica.com/south-africa-takes-the-lead-as-global-home-of-weirs-enduron-elite-screens/), 2026-02-16: "The Alrode expansion adds a further 1,600 m² of dedicated production space under roof, equipped with two 63-tonne gantry cranes operating at a clearance height of 18.5 m."
- [im-mining.com](https://im-mining.com/2026/02/16/weirs-alrode-facility-carves-out-enduron-elite-banana-screen-niche/), 2026-02-16: "The Alrode expansion adds a further 1,600 sq.m of dedicated production space under roof, equipped with two 63 t gantry cranes operating at a clearance height of 18.5 m."

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